Eurhinodelphinidae is an extinct family of toothed whales which lived from the Oligocene to the Miocene.[1] Members of the family possessed an elongated jaw similar in appearance to a swordfish.

Eurhinodelphinidae
Temporal range: 23.3–7.246 Ma Oligocene to Miocene[1]
Macrodelphinus and Eurhinodelphis.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Parvorder: Odontoceti
Superfamily: Eurhinodelphinoidea
Family: Eurhinodelphinidae
Abel, 1901
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Skeleton of Xiphiacetus bossi

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2009-02-12.